Not Whether But When: The U.s. Decision To Enlarge Nato

Not Whether But When: The U.s. Decision To Enlarge Nato
by James M. Goldgeier

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How did Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic become the newest members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization? Based on interviews conducted with more than 75 individuals--from Cabinet officials to desk officers--James M. Goldgeier tells the inside story of this controversial Clinton administration initiative. Analyzing the earliest internal deliberations, as well as administration discussions with allies, the Russians, and the United States Senate, Goldgeier demonstrates how a handful of committed policymakers outmaneuvered overwhelming bureaucratic opposition. He shows the role of domestic politics in shaping the evolution of this policy and dissects the national campaign waged by the administration's specially created NATO enlargement ratification office and its outside supporters.

Weaving together insights about bureaucratic politics, policy entrepreneurship, and domestic politics, this book provides fresh insights into the American foreign policymaking process.

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"Based on interviews with more than 75 individuals - from Cabinet members to desk officers - Goldgeier analyzes the process through which the first former Soviet bloc countries joined the Western alliance. He examines the earliest internal administration deliberations, the efforts not to alienate Russia, and the different perceptions among government officials about when the decision to enlarge was reached. Goldgeier demonstrates how domestic politics influenced the decision and analyzes the national campaign waged by the State Department's specially created NATO enlargement ratification office and its outside supporters."--BOOK JACKET. "Weaving together insights about bureaucratic politics, policy entrepreneurship, and domestic politics, this book provides a fresh look at the American foreign policymaking process."--BOOK JACKET.

About the Author
James M. Goldgeier is a visiting fellow in Foreign Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution. He is on leave from George Washington University where he is an associate professor of political science. Goldgeier was previously a Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow, serving first as a political-military affairs officer at the State Department and then as a director of Russian, Ukrainian, and Eurasian Affairs on the National Security Council staff. He is the author of Leadership Style and Soviet Foreign Policy (Johns Hopkins, 1994), which received the Edgar S. Furniss award for the best book by a first-time author in the field of national and international security.

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